The Romance and Tragedy

e at hand and I was in full spirit

nstant revelation of

sed to double that of the previous yea

to which I yielded, and I have always wondered how, under

and as I had in my business no use for c

friend in the employ of a Stock Exchange firm,

on the subject, telling him the amount of money I had

when he told me of a movement in certain stocks then being manipulated for a rise, through his office, I wa

profits. These stories usually get to public knowledge one way or another, but the other side, th

I was told that the margin would surely be ample to carry the stock through any possible fluctuations, that I was not to

me in my life, read in the paper closing prices a

enced a feeling of jubilation that was very pleasant. I saw in m

as g

then decided not to do so, but to wait and surpr

l mi

urely have advised me to sell out the first thing the

a week, without any reaction, I watched it decline daily,

d to conceal it, and in her sweet, loving way urged me to tell her of my

thousand dollars, the brokers notified me I must make a further deposit or they would have to sell me out

the stock market, the stock reacted almost immediately after I sold, and had I held on for another two or

l my wife. I felt that I had wronged her confidence in not telling her fro

the lounge with my arm around her, I told her all. How practically all I had in

f the matter from the first. While I talked, her little hand sought mine and from t

er head, and after kissing me fo

g terrible. What do we care for the loss of a little mon

pirits returned and my trouble was forgotten in the j

oser than ever to my business, and set for myself the task

and dollars, but now nearly five thousan

fellow had

gone. We enjoyed them in s

me as if we had done so. I had entirely recovered my mental equil

tful channel. Love was our bark, and

good, but in April signs were not wanting of a gener

disturb me at first, for I did not think it would last long, and in any event th

n, and that while he might accomplish a little toward the support of h

d it as a duty which it was my pleas

nce with my parents. They, as also my sisters, were very fond of my wife and she

es were upon us. My customers were buying nothing and complaining there was

an to dwindle, and in those days I thought ofte

ving woman, encouraged me to keep up my spiri